How to Talk to Children About Art

How to Talk to Children About Art is a practical and engaging guide designed to help adults introduce children to the world of art. Anticipating how kids might react to paintings by artists as diverse as Botticelli, Vermeer, Degas, Chagall, and Pollock, this resource prepares parents and teachers for the types of questions children ask. It offers valuable tips for making museum visits with children successful, providing a primer or refresher course on art history. The book includes questions and answers about 30 well-known paintings, offering historical background, explaining genres such as still life and portrait, and demystifying religious and mythological themes. Color-coded tabs let adults flip to sections appropriate to the ages of their children (5–7 years, 8–10 years, 11–13+ years) .